Bephenium hydroxynaphthoate

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Bephenium hydroxynaphthoate (INN, trade names Alcopara, Alcopar, Befenium, Debefenium, Francin, Nemex) is an anthelmintic agent formerly used in the treatment of hookworm infections and ascariasis.[1][2] It is formulated as a salt between the active pharmaceutical ingredient, bephenium, and 3-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid.[citation needed]

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Bephenium hydroxynaphthoate
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administration
Oral
ATC code
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability<1%
ExcretionRenal (negligible)
Identifiers
  • N-Benzyl-N,N-dimethyl-2-phenoxyethanaminium 3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxylate
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ECHA InfoCard100.021.189 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC28H29NO4
Molar mass443.543 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C[N+](C)(CCOc1ccccc1)Cc2ccccc2.c1ccc2cc(c(cc2c1)C(=O)[O-])O
  • InChI=1S/C17H22NO.C11H8O3/c1-18(2,15-16-9-5-3-6-10-16)13-14-19-17-11-7-4-8-12-17;12-10-6-8-4-2-1-3-7(8)5-9(10)11(13)14/h3-12H,13-15H2,1-2H3;1-6,12H,(H,13,14)/q+1;/p-1 ☒N
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Bephenium is not FDA-approved and is not available in the United States.[3]

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